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be a foil to

VERB

contrast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contradict diverge vary

STRONG

balance bracket collate conflict depart deviate differentiate disagree distinguish hang mismatch oppose separate weigh

WEAK

be contrary to be dissimilar be diverse be unlike be variable hold a candle to match up set in opposition set off stack up against stand out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree

STRONG

aid harmonize help join stay

WEAK

accord be alike be equal be similar coincide concur conform

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He would only be a foil to Mr. Hardie, and perhaps bring him on faster.

From Love Me Little, Love Me Long by Reade, Charles

Katrine was alone, there was no other woman's face to either rival or be a foil to hers, and after the first six weeks her beauty ceased to sting and surprise Stephen's senses.

From A Girl of the Klondike by Cross, Victoria

I won't go about to be a foil to her.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 by Various

I could at least be a foil to this healthy, vigorous young beauty who was two inches taller than I, and might have my share of the advantages which go with all antithesis.

From The High Heart by King, Basil

The many people that fall down may be a foil to illustrate the dangers of the path, for the purpose of deepening the impression of improvement.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely

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